Hamilton Othanel Smith, born on August 23, 1931, is an American microbiologist renowned for his significant contributions to the field of genetics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1978, sharing the honor with Werner Arber and Daniel Nathans for their discovery of restriction enzymes. Smith graduated from Urbana High School and attended the University of Illinois before transferring to the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1952. He later earned his M.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1956.
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Your next birthday is 339 days away.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (4:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Hamilton
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Hamilton Smith belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: New York City
Educated At: University Laboratory High School | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Johns Hopkins University | University of California, Berkeley
Occupation: microbiologist | biochemist | biotechnologist | biologist
Employers: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | Johns Hopkins University
Awards Received: Honorary doctorate from the University of Florida | honorary doctorate of the University of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria | Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research | Guggenheim Fellowship | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Astrology Analysis
Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.
Ephemeris for August 23, 1931
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 23, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for August 23, 2025 |
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| Sun | 29 Leo 33 | 0 Virgo 46 | 2 Sagittarius 25 |
| Moon | 8 Capricorn 35 | 5 Virgo 34 | 6 Gemini 42 |
| Mercury | 19 Virgo 36 | 13 Leo 6 | 22 Sagittarius 14 |
| Venus | 25 Leo 19 | 27 Cancer 35 | 22 Sagittarius 27 |
| Mars | 13 Libra 48 | 10 Libra 33 | 19 Sagittarius 8 |
| Jupiter | 8 Leo 3 | 16 Cancer 20 | 22 Leo 5 |
| Saturn | 17 Capricorn 36 | 0 Aries 27 | 20 Capricorn 7 |
| Uranus | 19 Aries 2 | 1 Gemini 24 | 15 Aries 47 |
| Neptune | 5 Virgo 18 | 1 Aries 33 | 7 Virgo 55 |
| Pluto | 21 Cancer 26 | 1 Aquarius 55 | 21 Cancer 57 |
| Rahu | 7 Aries 11 | 19 Pisces 4 | 2 Aries 12 |
| Ketu | 7 Libra 11 | 19 Virgo 4 | 2 Libra 12 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Hamilton Smith's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars opposition Saturn
Exact: 10 February, 2025 - Saturn opposition Mercury
Exact: 02 March, 2025 - Mars opposition Saturn
Exact: 12 March, 2025 - Jupiter trine Mars
Exact: 22 March, 2025 - Mars conjunction Venus
Exact: 10 June, 2025 - Mars aspects Rahu
Exact: 30 June, 2025 - Mars conjunction Mercury
Exact: 20 July, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Moon
Exact: 20 July, 2025 - Ketu conjunction Mercury
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Mars conjunction Ketu
Exact: 19 August, 2025 - Mars opposition Rahu
Exact: 19 August, 2025 - Mars conjunction Mars
Exact: 29 August, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Saturn
Exact: 29 August, 2025
